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The family of a man whose body was found in Mississippi calls for a DOJ probe

The family of a Mississippi man whose dismembered body was found in November said his newly released autopsy report shows he was murdered, and they called for a federal investigation into the case.

March 14, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
Mississippi Public Safety Commissioner Sean Tindell, left, confers with Jackson Police Chief James Davis during a town hall meeting to address youth crime issues in Jackson, Miss., Feb. 14, 2023.

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  • Law

Mississippi Senate OKs bill that expands police in majority-Black state capitol

Supporters of the bill say they are trying to improve public safety in Jackson but critics say the bill is a paternalistic attempt to intrude on local decision-making and voting rights in the capital.

March 08, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
Law enforcement personnel work at the scene of a shooting Friday in Arkabutla, Miss. Six people were fatally shot in the small town in rural Mississippi and authorities said they had taken a suspect into custody.

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  • National

A shooter killed 6 people in Mississippi. A suspect is in custody

Six people were fatally shot Friday at multiple locations in a small town in rural Mississippi near the Tennessee state line, and authorities blamed a lone suspect who was taken into custody.

February 17, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
This undated portrait shows Emmett Louis Till, who was kidnapped, tortured and killed in the Mississippi Delta in August 1955 after witnesses said he whistled at a white woman working in a store.

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  • National

Mississippi town with Confederate monument gets Emmett Till statue

A Mississippi town with a Confederate monument plans to unveil a larger-than-life statue of Emmett Till on Friday, decades after white men kidnapped and killed the Black teenager.

October 21, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
A trickle of water comes out of the faucet of Mary Gaines a resident of the Golden Keys Senior Living apartments in her kitchen in Jackson, Miss., Sept. 1, 2022.

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  • National

The EPA starts a civil rights probe into Mississippi's water woes

The agency said that it is investigating whether Mississippi state agencies discriminated against the state's majority-Black capital city by refusing to fund improvements for its failing water system.

October 20, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
A Mississippi man is facing a hate crime charge and arson violations after he allegedly burned a cross in his front yard to threaten a Black family.

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  • National

A Mississippi man burned a cross in a hate crime, the U.S. Justice Department alleges

The 23-year-old suspect burned the cross in front of his Black neighbors because of their race, according to the U.S. Justice Department.

September 27, 2022
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  • Jonathan Franklin
The front of the Simmons-Wright Company store as seen on July 1. The store has been in the same location in Kewanee, Mississippi, since opening 134 years ago.

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  • Business

Inside the survival story of a Mississippi store fighting high inflation

The Simmons-Wright Company has survived over 100 years by learning to adapt when confronted with every economic challenge that has come its way. Its latest battle? High inflation.

August 28, 2022
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  • Stephan Bisaha
Medical student Emily Davis, left, speaks with her landlord Suzannah Thames on Friday as workers move furniture, appliances and other belongings out of a home Davis and her husband are renting in a flood-prone area of Jackson, Miss.

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  • Weather

Mississippi residents are preparing for possible river flooding

Experts predict the Pearl River near Jackson will crest by Tuesday. Emergency officials are telling people in low-lying areas to prepare for flooding of homes and businesses.

August 27, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
A woman holds a sign in honor of Emmett Till during a protest on June 13, 2020 in Chicago, Ill. Till's family urged authorities to move on a recently discovered unserved warrant from 1955 that charges a white woman for the murder and kidnapping of the teenager.

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  • National

Emmett Till's family says authorities are protecting the woman accused in his death

Family members and advocates say regardless of time passed and age, the arrest warrant for Carolyn Bryant Donham must still be served.

July 09, 2022
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  • Jonathan Franklin
Clinic escorts use party horns and whistles to counter the presence of anti-abortion activist Gabriel Olivier, right, outside the Jackson Women's Health Organization clinic in Jackson, Miss., on July 6, 2022.

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  • National

Mississippi's last abortion clinic shuts down. The owner promises to continue working

The clinic is now headed to Las Cruces, New Mexico, about 40 miles north of El Paso, Texas.

July 07, 2022
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  • Jaclyn Diaz
Cameron Frazier and Gabrielle Cistrunk. Cameron wore an embroidered white suit, with blue sequins on the lapel and the bottom of the legs. His shoes featured blue sequin trim.

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  • Arts & Life

At this prom, black tie takes a back seat

Prom used to be all about the girls' dresses. But now young men are setting fashion trends with their own outfits.

May 27, 2022
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  • Tekella Foster
Former NFL quarterback Brett Favre in Jackson, Miss., in 2018.

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  • National

Mississippi sues Brett Favre and 3 wrestlers over welfare misspending

The Mississippi Department of Human Services sued retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre and three former pro wrestlers along with several others to try to recover millions of misspent welfare dollars.

May 10, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
A tree toppled by the storm rests on the roof of a gazebo at Battlefield Park in Jackson, Miss., following a severe weather outbreak in the state, Wednesday, March 30, 2022. About a dozen trees were felled by the storm in the park.

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  • Weather

Severe storms pummel South killing at least 2 in Florida

Severe storms packing isolated tornadoes and high winds are racing across the Deep South, killing two in the Florida Panhandle and leaving scattered damage to buildings and homes in their path.

March 31, 2022
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  • Associated Press
A Mississippi senator holds a bag of hemp product used by Sen. Kevin Blackwell, R-Southaven to illustrate to lawmakers what specific portions of the Mississippi Medical Cannabis Equivalency Units would look like in January.

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  • National

Mississippi becomes the 37th state to legalize medical marijuana

Mississippi voters approved a medical marijuana initiative in November 2020 but the state Supreme Court invalidated it six months later, ruling the measure was not put properly on the ballot.

February 02, 2022
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  • GPB Newsroom
Sen. Barbara Blackmon, D-Canton, speaks at the well in the Mississippi Senate Chamber in Jackson on Thursday. Blackmon was among the Black lawmakers who walked out of the Senate Chamber in protest on Friday.

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  • National

Black Mississippi senators walk out in protest over critical race theory ban

The lawmakers withheld their votes as the state Senate passed a bill that would ban schools from teaching critical race theory. The education superintendent has said it is not being taught in schools.

January 22, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
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